For 2012, gratitude is my attitude. I’m posting, via Twitter, something I’m grateful for, everyday for 366 days.
It all started after seeing this segment by Faith Salie. What I took away from her two minute 36 second commentary was that being grateful would stave off depression and death. Sold!
A couple of folks have joined in on the #Gratitude2012 hashtag (@rclansing and @martymiz). But it’s not too late! Come on, it’ll be fun!
Below is the running list of my gratitudes and some with background on what was happening that day.
susantran #131/366 I’m grateful for truck operator who brought us ice cream treats! #LourencoRocks #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/7IMC1HTF
susantran #130/366 I had many fails today but I’m grateful they were all #FirstWorld or #UptownProblems. #Gratitude2012
susantran #129/366 I’m grateful that my phone still works even though her screen is shattered. (Like breaking instead of losing arm.) #Gratitude2012
susantran #128/366 I’m grateful for finding a new primary care physician (and getting an appointment)! #Gratitude2012
susantran #127/366 I’m grateful for the advent of flashmobs! Such a fun moment w strangers. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/RUNNThAf
susantran #126/366 I’m grateful for movie theater popcorn. It’s just so yummy! #Gratitude2012
susantran #125/366 (yesterday) I’m grateful for a brand new tree planted in neighborhood. Thx @mayortommenino! #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/Z2edPaGW
susantran #124/366 I’m grateful for the ice cream treat from @dustywoodshow! #Gratitude2012
susantran #123/366 I’m grateful for an 8yr w brain tumor who give me a better perspective on life. #Gratitude2012 #RileyRoman http://t.co/dK9weq7o
susantran #122/366 Grateful knowing there are people who will risk their own lives to safe another. #EverydayHeros #Gratitude2012
susantran #121/366 I’m grateful for my digital camera. How did we manage when we could only get 36 pix on one roll of film? #Gratitude2012
susantran #120/366 I’m grateful for a fridge full of leftovers. #Gratitude2012
susantran #119/366 I’m grateful we got to toast our friends’ upcoming nuptial. #Gratitude2012
susantran #118/366 Grateful I still know how to ride a grocery cart from store front to car. #Gratitude2012 #IAmStill7Sometimes http://t.co/NxPd02Tr
susantran #117/366 I’m very grateful for friends who will show up at an event just to support me! Such love! #Gratitude2012
susantran #116/366 (yesterday) I’m grateful for the very helpful and friendly folks at the #Weymouth Police Department. #Gratitude2012
susantran #115/366 I’m grateful for spicy soups (combatant of congestion!)!!! #Gratitude2012
susantran #114/366 I’m grateful to know there are so many kind, thoughtful souls in this world. #Gratitude2012
susantran #113/366 I’m grateful for umbrellas. #Gratitude2012
susantran #112/366 I’m grateful for good food and good company. #CharlotteFriends #Gratitude2012
susantran #111/366 I’m grateful for my #Charlotte friends visiting us in #Boston! Now we need sun on Sunday for #RedSox. #Gratitude2012
susantran #110/366 I’m grateful for grilled chicken. Hubby travels but stocks fridge w food and this time – delicious chicken. #Gratitude2012
susantran #109/366 (Late again!) I’m grateful for scanners… bring old pictures to the whole wide web. #Gratitude2012
susantran #108/366 I’m grateful for outdoor space in a city apartment! A cup of coffee is so much better when sipping in sunshine. #Gratitude2012
susantran #107/366 I’m grateful for Facebook’s ability to reconnect me with old friends. #BU #Gratitude2012
susantran #106/33 I’m grateful for strawberry shortcakes w/ homemade biscuits courtesy : @BradTatum! #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/8u52WTIN
susantran #105/366 (yesterday) I’m grateful for the side-ache I got from laughing so hard with friends. #Gratitude2012
susantran #104/366 I’m grateful for the people of #Greenland. They suffered a great loss but still extended such kindness to us. #Gratitude2012
susantran #103/366 Such heartbreaking news out if #Greenland NH. Today I’m grateful for police officers! #Gratitude2012
susantran #102/366 (few minutes late!) I’m grateful for friends who bring in #Easter candy pilfered from their children’s baskets! #Win #Gratitude2012
susantran #101/366 (yesterday) Grateful for the tulips I planted in the fall. Nature, you are beautiful! #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/4hXU7vQQ
susantran #100/366 I’m back to work!!!! #PostVacationHigh #Gratitude2012
susantran #99/366 Coming home. #Gratitude2012
susantran #98/366 Rain day on vacation. One out of a dozen is a win! #Gratitude2012
susantran #97/366 Seeing a shade of blue I’ve never seen before inside the grotto in #Capri. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/CZIO4Kru
susantran #96/366 Delicious wine made by Gennaro’s at #MammaAgata ‘s! If in #Italy -u must visit them in #Ravello! #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/mZwfKvYo
susantran #95/366 (Wednesday) Meeting great strangers on a ferry. #Gratitude2012
susantran #94/366 Romantic #Rome. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/95GcuNh5
susantran #93/366 (Monday) The #SistineChapel. Beauty to behold. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/wsK9W9jU
susantran #92/366 (Sunday) Palm Sunday Mass with the Pope. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/6lotRXGs
susantran #91/366 One of the best birthday surprises ever – friends meeting me in #Rome. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/piwqGlnV
susantran #90/366 Fresh, homemade pasta. I can eat it at every meal. Tonight, it was pici pasta w duck bolognese! #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/gjoyFlhH
susantran #89/366 (Yesterday) Wandering the streets of #Florence has a very romantic feel at night. #Gratitude2012
susantran #87/366 (Yesterday) Seeing #Florence from atop the #Duomo. http://t.co/Em27qAR5 Gratitude2012
susantran #88/366 Being ahead of schedule on the #Florence itinerary. #Gratitude2012
susantran #86/366 I’m grateful for beautiful sunsets. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/bfNwsVyI
susantran #85/366 Celebrating a birthday in a foreign land. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/ueYALrsv
susantran #84/366 At Logan airport. I am grateful for the ability to travel! #Gratitude2012
susantran #83/366 (yesterday) I’m grateful for a great morning crew who were extremely helpful and supportive. #Gratitude2012
susantran #82/366 I have a great allergist. Hallelujah, this spring! (But I’m desperate for a primary care physician. Know anyone?) #Gratitude2012
susantran #81/366 (for Wednesday) I’m grateful for not needing a winter coat for work. #Gratitude2012
susantran #80/366 Spring – I love you and your above average high!!!! What a great day! #Gratitude2012
susantran #79/366 (for Monday) I’m grateful for the incredibly nice nurses at my allergy clinic. #Gratitude2012
susantran #78/366 Im grateful for a beer on the stoop w/ hubby. #Gratitude2012
susantran #77/366 I’m grateful for dinner parties; great way for friends to reconnect. #Gratitude2012
susantran #76/366 (Again, a day late!) A cancelled flight led to a surprise visit by a friend. Great to see you @BermudaDotCom! #Gratitude2012
susantran #75/366 (yesterday’s) I’m grateful for electricity. You don’t know how good it is to have power until you don’t. #Gratitude2012
susantran #74/366 Despite having no power, I still had a hot meal and shower at a friend’s. Very gratefull!! #Gratitude2012
susantran #73/366 I’m grateful for kale. I’m obsessed with sautéed kale. I know, odd. #Gratitude2012
susantran #72/366 I’m grateful for my sassy, old girl who is as stubborn as she is cute. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/A0iTM4R2
susantran #71/366 I had a nice long run and enjoyed the first day of Daylight-saving Time! #Gratitude2012
susantran #70/366 I’m grateful for pizza, movie and friends. #Gratitude2012
susantran #69/366 Im grateful for the compliment I received today. #Gratitude2012
susantran #68/388 Eating al fresco and getting some sun!!! Great day to work mornings!!! #Gratitude2012
susantran #67/366 Joy of all joys!!!! Sunshine and gorgeous outside and I’m enjoying it!!!! #Gratitude2012
susantran #66/366 The freedom to vote! #Gratitude2012
susantran #65/366 I’m grateful I’m half way done with my weekly allergy shots. They are not fun. #Gratitude2012
susantran #64/366 My college girlfriends and I got together for brunch. Good times. #Gratitude2012
susantran #63/366 I’m grateful for friends who are like family. #Gratitude2012
susantran #62/366 A thoughtful husband who scrapped my car of snow so I wouldn’t have to in the middle of the night. #Gratitude2012
susantran #61/366 I’m grateful for pilates and how much it turned around my mood. #Gratitude2012
susantran #60/366 #UrbanTriumph!!!!!! I’m grateful for the parking space right infront of restaurant where I’m picking up food! #Gratitude2012
susantran #59/366 (from yesterday) I’m grateful for a mango frozen yogurt after a long day! #Gratitude2012
susantran #58/366 I am grateful I survived an extreme schedule change w just a bit of crabbiness. (I should be nicer tomorrow!) #Gratitude2012
susantran #57/366 I’m grateful for a beautiful, sunny day. #Gratitude2012
susantran #56/366 I’m grateful for a dinner date with old and new friends!! #Gratitude2012
susantran I panfried some polenta for lunch. It was delicious. A small yumminess that gives me #55/366 for #Gratitude2012!
susantran #54/366 I am grateful I was at the end of my run and only two blocks from home when it started to rain and hail! #Gratitude2012
susantran #53/366 I’m grateful for a fabulous February day where I could eat ice cream, outside in the sunshine! #Gratitude2012
susantran Saw a young man help a stranger in a wheelchair.. giving me #52/366. I’m grateful for the kindness of strangers. #Gratitude2012
susantran #51/366 I’m grateful for considerate neighbor who had his demolition crew hold off on jackhammering until after 9a. #Gratitude2012
susantran #50/366 I’m grateful for Chinese takeout with friends. #Gratitude2012
susantran #49/366 I’m grateful for a day spent listening to a beautiful service for #WhitneyHouston. #Gratitude2012
susantran #48/366 I’m grateful for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant Ferry St. BBQ where we got quick bite of delicious chicken! #Gratitude2012
susantran I feel off #Gratitude2012 bandwagon w #WhitneyHouston funeral coverage. Here’s #47/366 Grateful for station that likes to travel for news!
susantran #46/366 I am grateful for the infectious laughter inducing video. Enjoy! http://t.co/ecLvoe3y Thx: @mpcapasso #Gratitude2012
susantran #45/366 I’m grateful for the love that’s in the air because it’s Valentine’s Day! #Gratitude2012
susantran #44/366 I’m grateful I got to see my college girlfriend marry a wonderful man. #Gratitude2012
susantran #43/366 (I missed a gratitude Sunday!) I’m grateful for how much inspiration a piano can be for an impromptu photo shoot! #Gratitude2012
susantran #42/366 I’m grateful for old college friends. #Gratitude2012
susantran #41/366 I’m grateful for a housemate with whom I can share camera equipment. (His gear is WAY better!) #Gratitude2012
susantran #40/366 I’m grateful that I found a beginners adult tap dancing class! (And all the fodder that’s set to follow!) #Gratitude2012
susantran #39/366 I’m grateful for my parents’ insistence that I know how to speak #Chinese. #Gratitude2012
susantran #38/366 I’m grateful for hubby who did my laundry. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #37/366 I’m grateful for the 3-mile run that gave me a good attitude adjustment. #Gratitude2012
(I woke up and was reminded the Patriots lost. I equate it with waking up on the wrong side of the bed. I decided to go for a run and not stop until I was no longer grumpy. It took 3 miles.)
@susantran #36/366 I’m grateful for hubby’s buffalo chicken dip! Tough day for this. #Gratitude2012
(We were returning from Gillette Stadium to the station and I was so deflated after the Patriots lost, it was difficult to find a gratitude. I held out all night hoping I could be grateful for a win.)
@susantran #35/366 I’m grateful for a surprise email from @Faith_Salie. She’s the one who inspired #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/QV5F3SKu
@susantran #34/366 I’m grateful for social media outlets like #Twitter and #Facebook that are megaphones for regular people. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #33/366 I’m grateful I got to work w one of my favorite photographers who can turn a mess into a fun little story! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #32/366 I’m grateful for Tony and the rest of the crew at @DellariaSalons! #Gratitude2012
(More details in this old blog post)
@susantran #31/366 I’m grateful for a fun retweet from my favorite #Patriots player @PatrickChung25. #Gratitude2012. http://t.co/krXDFYwk
(This was such a highlight. A friend, sent to Indianapolis to cover the Super Bowl, took a picture of my favorite Patriot Patrick Chung for me. I posted it on Twitter. My friend @TomlinMatt replied and @PatrickChung25 did as well. I squealed when I saw Chung’s retweet)
@susantran #30/366 I’m grateful for days when persistence pays off. #Gratitude2012
(It was 4:45p when I learned @Harpoon_Brewery was redoing its 2008 Super Bowl wager with @BrooklynBrewery. It took four separate calls to find the person I needed. Well worth it, the CEO turned out to be a hilarious interview.)
@susantran #29/366 I’m grateful for dim sum w friends for #ChineseNewYear! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #28/366 I’m grateful for fun day trips to Portsmouth, NH. #Gratitude2012 http://t.co/NXStaEVR
@susantran #27/366 I’m grateful for a Friday night off. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #26/366 I’m grateful for pizza and wine with friends. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #24/366 I’m grateful for #nataing my favorite appetizer ever from Elephant Walk restaurant. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #25/366 I’m grateful for massages. #Gratitude2012
(My guy Steven Toland at Moore Massage is awesome!)
@susantran #23/366 I’m grateful for girlfriends. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #22/366 I’m grateful for an awesome #Patriots v #Ravens game; including a huge favor by Cundiff. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #21/366 I’m grateful for friends visiting. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #20/366 I’m grateful for laptop computers in the field.(what did we do before them?) #Gratitude2012
@susantran #19/366 I’m grateful for the people I get to meet through work who have beautiful stories to tell. #Gratitude2012
(I met fallen Peabody Firefighter Jim Rice’s mom and helped her finally meet the fire victim who named her newborn after Rice. Story here.)
@susantran #18/366 I’m grateful for knowing where to go for good Chinese food! Thanks @tvdang72 #Gratitude2012
@susantran #17/366 I’m grateful for old friends whom I can call when I need to talk out a problem. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #16/366 I’m grateful for breaking news with great visuals, descriptive interviews, and no one hurt! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #15/366 I’m grateful for beef stew. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #14/366 Grateful for a fun night at #GilletteStadium watching big #Patriots win! (few mins late!) #Gratitude2012
(To stay toasty in single digits: thermal pants, corduroys, wool socks, insulated wind pants, thermal top, silk turtleneck, fleece, #25 Chung jersey, knee-length down parka, wool scarf, fleece-lined hat w/ ear flaps, snow boots, ski gloves and technology gloves.)
@susantran #13/366 I’m grateful for wearing the right layers of clothing for the elements today! #ItIsFreezing! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #12/366 I get to look at Tom Brady’s picture all day and it’s work! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #11/366 I’m grateful for Twitter and how it connects me to strangers! It’s my source to the world. #Gratitude2012
(It was late and I needed an interview with a religious figure about Tim Tebow. Would the faithful in Boston rally around Tebow or remain Patriots fans? Thanks to Twitter, I had a connection to @CHines. He’s a great Patriots fan and interview!)
@susantran #10/366 I’m grateful for a glass of wine at the end of the day. (14 minutes late on this one. ooops!) #Gratitude2012
@susantran #9/366 I’m grateful for the bahn mi sandwich that @tvdang72 so generously shared w/ me. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #8/366 I’m grateful for the camera from my brother and lens from my hubby that takes great picture! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #7/366 I’m grateful for in-laws whom I love. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #6/366 I’m grateful for emails from a friend confirming her visit. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #5/366 I’m grateful for songs on the radio and how they can trigger happy, distant memories. #Gratitude2012
@susantran #4/366 I’m grateful for public bathrooms. #Gratitude2012
(It’s part of the job; we’re on the road and are so grateful for the random coffee shops, convenience stores, or restaurants! Thanks again and in advance!)
@susantran #3/366 I’m grateful for thermal underwear! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #2 I’m grateful for ‘official’ holidays and how they mean little to no traffic for my drive into work! #Gratitude2012
@susantran #1 I’m grateful for a husband who loves to cook and entertain. #Gratitude2012